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Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Selaginella gracilis

Selaginella gracilis is a New Guinea spikemoss described by Thomas Moore in 1886 from plants in European cultivation. GBIF holds no usable wild records, so this profile builds on a single hot, wet lowland site and on tropical forest-floor Selaginella.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumed humid forest-floor Selaginella; no habitat notes were found.

No elevation data.

New Guinea

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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